California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law greater privacy protections for the state’s library patrons, and Cicely alerted readers to this important news.

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A historic decision by the American government to give lower priority to deporting immigrants who also have family in the U.S. has resulted in a welcome respite for many gay and lesbian married couples.

Many readers appeared to believe that the tragedy of a python snake strangling a child to death was compounded by the fact that the reptile belonged to the girl’s mother and her boyfriend. A Florida court sentenced the couple to 12 years in jail following their convictions for third-degree murder, manslaughter, and child neglect.

Intrigued, many Justia friends read and talked about the high-tech surveillance that Libya’s intelligence agencies used to read e-mails and IMs, record VoIP calls like Skype, and eavesdrop on mobile phone and landline conversations conducted by people in and out of the country. If Libya used such technologies, they are probably being used much more in the West.

A legal burger battle over trademarks prompted some our friends to think about alternative names for the In-N-Out and Grab-N-Go fast food joints.

State attempts to create and use their own immigration laws continue to fascinate our friends, regardless of where they stand in the debate. Many read about an Alabama judge’s decision to take time to weigh the arguments over the state’s law.

We didn’t agree with Glenn Beck when he said that Hurricane Irene was a ‘blessing,’ from God, but we did note that “the First Amendment permits people to espouse callous and inane beliefs, however foolish they may be.”

Thanks again for visting; check back in September for a dose of back-to-school legal insight from Justia.